CNN was the top single network on Thursday night among total viewers (approximately 10.8 million) and adults 18-49 (~2.2 rating). The tenth “Republican Presidential Debate”, on both CNN and Spanish-language outlet Telemundo, featured the 3-way shouting match between candidates Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Based on the combined viewership of 14.5 million from both networks, it was the most-watched debate since CNN’s GOP debate from Dec. 15, 2015, and ranks as the fifth most-watched political debate overall to-date in this presidential election season.
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 4.1/7 | 5985 | 1.4/6 | 1.8/6 | 2.1/6 |
8:00 | Grey’s Anatomy | 5.0/8 | 7231 | 1.8/8 | 2.1/7 | 2.4/7 |
9:00 | Scandal | 4.0/7 | 5846 | 1.3/5 | 1.7/6 | 2.1/6 |
10:00 | How to Get Away with Murder | 3.4/6 | 4878 | 1.2/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.8/5 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 5.3/9 | 8584 | 1.1/5 | 1.9/6 | 2.8/8 |
8:00 | Big Bang Theory | 9.7/16 | 15937 | 2.3/10 | 3.8/14 | 5.5/16 |
8:31 | Life in Pieces | 5.6/9 | 9207 | 1.3/6 | 2.1/7 | 3.1/9 |
9:01 | Mom | 4.9/8 | 7903 | 1.0/4 | 1.8/6 | 2.6/7 |
9:30 | 2 Broke Girls | 4.2/7 | 6555 | 0.9/4 | 1.7/5 | 2.4/6 |
10:00 | Elementary | 3.7/7 | 5816 | 0.5/2 | 1.1/4 | 1.5/4 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 3.0/5 | 4513 | 0.5/2 | 1.0/3 | 1.4/4 |
8:00 | You, Me and the Apocalypse | 1.7/3 | 2576 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/2 |
9:00 | The Blacklist | 3.8/6 | 5972 | 0.7/3 | 1.3/4 | 1.8/5 |
10:01 | Shades of Blue | 3.4/6 | 4975 | 0.5/2 | 1.0/4 | 1.5/4 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-10 | Network Average | 5.2/9 | 8719 | 1.4/6 | 2.1/7 | 2.9/8 |
8:00 | American Idol | 5.2/9 | 8719 | 1.4/6 | 2.1/7 | 2.9/8 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-10 | Network Average | 1.2/2 | 1940 | 0.6/3 | 0.7/2 | 0.8/2 |
8:00 | DC’s Legends of Tomorrow | 1.6/3 | 2473 | 0.8/3 | 0.9/3 | 1.1/3 |
9:00 | The 100 | 0.9/1 | 1407 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.6/2 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 1.2/2 | 2119 | 0.8/3 | ||
7:00 | Un Camino Hacia El Destino | 1.1/2 | 1999 | 0.7/3 | ||
8:03 | Antes Muerta Que Lichita | 1.1/2 | 1954 | 0.8/3 | ||
9:02 | Antes Muerta Que Lichita | 1.3/2 | 2345 | 0.9/3 | ||
10:04 | El Hotel de Los Secretos | 1.2/2 | 2032 | 0.8/3 |
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 2/25/16
“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 2.5/10
Men 18-34: 1.0/5
Women 18-49: 3.1/10
Men 18-49: 1.1/4
“Scandal” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.9/7
Men 18-34: 0.8/3
Women 18-49: 2.6/8
Men 18-49: 0.9/3
“How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.7/7
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 2.2/7
Men 18-49: 0.9/3
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 2.7/11
Men 18-34: 1.9/9
Women 18-49: 4.1/14
Men 18-49: 3.4/13
“Life in Pieces” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.6/6
Men 18-34: 1.1/5
Women 18-49: 2.3/7
Men 18-49: 1.9/7
“Mom” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.3/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 2.1/6
Men 18-49: 1.5/5
“2 Broke Girls” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.1/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.9/5
Men 18-49: 1.4/5
“Elementary” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“You, Me and the Apocalypse” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.7/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“The Blacklist” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/2
Women 18-49: 1.4/4
Men 18-49: 1.1/4
“Shades of Blue” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
“American Idol” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.7/7
Men 18-34: 1.0/5
Women 18-49: 2.6/8
Men 18-49: 1.6/6
“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 1.1/4
“The 100” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“Vikings” (History)
Women 18-34: 0.36
Men 18-34: 0.44
Women 18-49: 0.53
Men 18-49: 0.75
“Colony” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.19
Men 18-34: 0.25
Women 18-49: 0.32
Men 18-49: 0.37
“Baskets” (FX)
Women 18-34: 0.20
Men 18-34: 0.24
Women 18-49: 0.21
Men 18-49: 0.27
Cable Rankings – Thursday 2/25/16
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Thursday, February 25:
- “Republican Presidential Debate-Houston” (CNN, 8:42-10:53 p.m., 7.87 household rating): 13.101 million viewers (2.70 adults 18-49 rating)
- “Republican Presidential Debate-Intro” (CNN, 8:30-8:42 p.m., 4.61 household rating): 7.439 million viewers (1.24 adults 18-49 rating)
- “Anderson Cooper 360 Post Debate Special” (CNN, 10:53 p.m.-1 a.m., 2.53 household rating): 3.893 million viewers (0.92 adults 18-49 rating)
- “Anderson Cooper 360” (CNN, 8:00-8:30 p.m.): 3.092 (0.52)
- “WWE SmackDown” (USA, 8-10 p.m., 1.53 household rating): 2.395 million viewers (0.76 adults 18-49 rating)
- “Flip or Flop” (HGTV, 9-9:30 p.m.): 2.314 (0.69)
- “The O’Reilly Factor Special” (Fox News Channel, 8-9 p.m.): 2.032 (0.19)
- “Vikings” (History, 10-11:01 p.m.): 2.021 (0.64)
- “Flip or Flop” (HGTV, 9:30-10 p.m.): 1.903 (0.53)
- “House Hunters” (HGTV, 10-10:30 p.m.): 1.877 (0.48)
- “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10:30-11 p.m.): 1.855 (0.88)
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30-10 p.m.): 1.757 (0.65)
- “Flip or Flop” (HGTV, 8:30-9 p.m.): 1.727 (0.47)
- “House Hunters International” (HGTV, 10:30-11 p.m.): 1.647 (0.40)
- “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10-10:30 p.m.): 1.641 (0.77)
- Movie: “Meet the Robinsons” (2007) (Disney Channel, 8-9:40 p.m.): 1.596 (0.30)
- “The Kelly File” (Fox News Channel, 10:54-11 p.m.): 1.445 (0.19)
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:00-9:30 p.m.): 1.349 (0.52)
- “Flip or Flop” (HGTV, 8-8:30 p.m.): 1.335 (0.38)
- “NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City Thunder @ New Orleans Pelicans” (TNT, 8:14-10:43 p.m., 0.85 household rating): 1.333 million viewers (0.57 adults 18-49 rating)
- “Real Detective” (ID, 10-11 p.m.): 1.146 (0.27)
- “NBA Basketball: Houston Rockets @ Portland Trail Blazers” (TNT, 10:43 p.m.-1:23 a.m., 0.77 household rating): 1.124 million viewers (0.51 adults 18-49 rating)
- “Murder Book” (ID, 9-10 p.m.): 1.025 (0.22)
- “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike, 10-10:33 p.m.): 1.020 (0.48)
- “Colony” (USA, 10-11:05 p.m.): 1.000 (0.35)
- “Project Runway All-Stars” (Lifetime, 9-10:02 p.m.): 0.972 (0.30)
- “Beat Bobby Flay” (Food Network, 10-10:30 p.m.): 0.908 (0.29)
- “College Basketball: Florida State @ Duke” (ESPN, 7:00-9:03 p.m.): 0.908 (0.27)
- “College Basketball: Indiana @ Illinois” (ESPN, 9:03-10:46 p.m., 0.58 household rating): 0.872 million viewers (0.25 adults 18-49 rating)
- “My 600 Lb. Life-Super Sized” (TLC, 8-9 p.m.): 0.856 (0.24)
- “NBA Pre Game Show” (TNT, 8:00-8:14 p.m., 0.56 household rating): 0.842 million viewers (0.31 adults 18-49 rating)
- “Top Chef” (Bravo, 9-10 p.m.): 0.833 (0.37)
- “Impractical Jokers” (truTV, 10-10:30 p.m.): 0.774 (0.42)
- “Ridiculousness” (MTV, 10-10:31 p.m.): 0.652 (0.35)
- “Party Down South” (CMT, 9-10 p.m.): 0.638 (0.33)
- “Tamar & Vince” (WE-TV, 9-10 p.m.): 0.622 (0.29)
- “Child Genius” (Lifetime, 10:02-11:02 p.m.): 0.597 (0.16)
- “Workaholics” (Comedy Central, 10:00-10:30 p.m.): 0.582 (0.35)
- “Baskets” (FX, 10-10:33 p.m.): 0.483 (0.24)
- “Greatest Party Story Ever Told” (MTV, 10:31-11:02 p.m.): 0.438 (0.20)
- “Redneck Island” (CMT, 10-11 p.m.): 0.431 (0.19)
- “Idiotsitter” (Comedy Central, 10:30-11 p.m.): 0.379 (0.22)
- “College Basketball: UCLA @ California” (ESPN2, 9:03-11:06 p.m.): 0.242 (0.06)
- “NHL Hockey: Nashville Predators @ Chicago Blackhawks” (NBCSN, 8:03-10:38 p.m.): 0.197 (0.07)
- “College Basketball: SMU @ Memphis” (ESPN2, 7:00-9:03 p.m.): 0.197 (0.05)
- “College Basketball: Providence @ Seton Hall” (FS1, 7:00-9:01 p.m.): 0.114 (0.03)
- “College Basketball: Nebraska @ Penn State” (ESPNU, 7:00-9:04 p.m.): 0.085 (0.02)
- “College Basketball: St. John’s @ DePaul” (FS1, 9:15-11:26 p.m.): 0.044 (0.01)
- “College Basketball: Winthrop @ High Point” (ESPNU, 9:04-11:04 p.m.): 0.026 (0.01)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research